High Point Panthers

The High Point Panthers are the 16 varsity athletic teams that represent High Point University (HPU). All of HPU's varsity teams compete at the NCAA Division I level. All sports except men's lacrosse compete in the Big South Conference. The men's lacrosse team joined the Southern Conference July 1, 2014. The Panthers joined Division I in 1999, after previously having been NCAA Division II and being members of the NAIA prior to 1992. HPU was a founding member of the North State Conference, which is now the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas. Craig Keilitz became High Point's athletic director in January 2008 after serving as Associate AD at Wake Forest. He replaced Woody Gibson, who had been...